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Well there's a new twist: it was all a holodeck simulation, and the simulation was working exactly as intended. And it does look like Alara's using that confidence she gained based on the way she threw her weight around with the rest of the crew to set this simulation up. Bobbin Threadbare fucked around with this message at 05:57 on Nov 17, 2017 |
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Brawnfire posted:Is it just me, or do their guns look droopy? The ship didn't have power, so it was probably cold.
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Nov 17, 2017 06:06
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God tier: Isaac, Bortus, Alara High Tier: Dr. Finn, the fat guy from engineering Acceptable Tier: Mercer, Malloy Unnecessary Tier: Yaphit, LaMarr, Grayson
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Accretionist posted:This means her parents calling her slow was real What if she uses memory wipes to solve all of her problems, and the repeated usage is causing brain damage? She can't stop herself because she thinks every time is the first. 
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Jeb! Repetition posted:High Tier: It's Newton, they said it several times in today's episode.
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I think I said this before, but man, I'm really digging Halston Sage and her ability to actually act. She's mostly just been the Cute Girl in things I've seen that she's been in, but even her body language in this (and other) episodes conveys so much.
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Alara's mom was also the first Vorta we see on Deep Space 9.TheScott2K posted:Did anyone else notice lowercase "nm" in the lower left corner of the screen during one of the shots where she was alone on the bridge? Yep. I thought it was a weird watermark, at first. (It's raining and my antenna doesn't do so hot when it's raining.) Shows up in at least two shots in that scene:
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Penny Johnson looked like she was having a blast being evil crazy doctor. Also I love the robbit's fluid almost dainty hand movements, he's got a badass C-3PO vibe going on
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alara episodes are the best episodes. pretty much everything about this one worked perfectly.
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Nov 17, 2017 07:33
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I loving lost it at "I see the clown." Peter Macon loving kills on this show.
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Nov 17, 2017 07:44
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Also Isaac's eyes turning red was a great effect.
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I enjoy this show.
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also good call, whichever poster predicted that xelayans would be nerds with alara the only one willing to use her super strength
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Baronjutter posted:Penny Johnson looked like she was having a blast being evil crazy doctor. I get the impression she has a blast on the show overall.
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Accretionist posted:This means her parents calling her slow was real Apparently they don't respect soldiers on their planet.
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Bortus is my goddamn hero. The delivery is perfect, but the shrug is what sells the line. And the loving powdered wig! nmfree posted:The Something Awful Forums › The Finer Arts › The TV IV › The Orville: Regardless, it is crushed. Mods. If ever you have heard my prayers.
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This seemed like it was supposed to be a halloween episode that they aired out of order for some reason.
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CommanderApaul posted:I was waiting for a final jump scare and was a little disappointed when the credits came up. TheScott2K posted:Did anyone else notice lowercase "nm" in the lower left corner of the screen during one of the shots where she was alone on the bridge? This episode might end up being the best one of the season for me. I had zero instances where I rolled my eyes (something I'm used to doing at least once per episode) and despite the typical "let's smash together a few TNG episodes" thing they've been doing, the overall plot of Alara doing it in order to resolve and conquer her own fears was wholly original and I love that. They nailed this one so hard it really makes me all the more hopeful for Season 2's quality. I know IMDB ratings don't really matter but with 82 reviews in, this episode's got a 9.1 score. And really, the best thing about this episode was even though it was Alara focused, we got a little bit of good from all the crew outside of, who, Yaphit the blob? It did a fantastic job of giving everyone something to do and earning their role. Man, what a good episode! DaveKap fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Nov 17, 2017 |
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I heard a LOT of very, very Total Recall/Jerry Goldsmith-esque motifs in last night’s original score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASjOpheJEs Gonz fucked around with this message at 11:15 on Nov 17, 2017 |
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"I am feeling very self conscious. May I leave?" Love every line Bortus has. Great episode. They managed to do a pretty good job making a horror episode I must say, and I loved the aliens call out with her sans coat strapping on a rifle and going to kick rear end while warning lights, that music, and explosions are everywhere. Not to mention "this ship will run red with your blood" Isaac. I'm honestly floored how much I'm enjoying this show, thinking back to when I first heard of the show and saw the trailer, there is no chance in hell I ever thought I would find it this good.
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Covok posted:Apparently they don't respect soldiers on their planet. This makes a certain amount of sense. Their gravity is so high that no one else really wants to invade them, so they've probably been at peace for at least a century. Good episode. I kind of feel like we're due for a Bortus and Klyden episode. That or a whole crew episode like the Nightfall Turtle.
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The fact that they knew what hillbillies was indicates they have their own super strong hillbilly types. One might say alien hobos, who would be hungrier.
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Beachcomber posted:This makes a certain amount of sense. Their gravity is so high that no one else really wants to invade them, so they've probably been at peace for at least a century. I really really want a malloy, lamarr, and bortus trapped on a malfunctioning holodeck episode now.
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Alara makes a comment in the pilot that most of her people don't go into the military on her planet so they ones that do kinda get fast tracked or something, that's why she's in a command position and so young. It really felt like an offhand joke, but actually it was a nice bit of foreshadowing. I can't believe I just typed those words about a Seth McFarlane show.
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Nov 17, 2017 11:44
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Did this episode have another of those Alara moments where she turns to camera and says "By the way nerds, I'm single, guys on this ship just can't handle that I have super strength, not like you!"
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CommanderApaul posted:I was waiting for a final jump scare and was a little disappointed when the credits came up. Dude, what if the credits were the jump scare? Al Borland Corp. posted:Did this episode have another of those Alara moments where she turns to camera and says "By the way nerds, I'm single, guys on this ship just can't handle that I have super strength, not like you!" Nope the writers aren't that lame
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Mister Kingdom posted:Regardless, it is crushed. Bortus continues to be amazing
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I saw half of the first episode of this last night before going to bed. Is it just Seth MacFarlane Presents: Firefly?
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No, there's nothing remotely the same as firefly except that the setting is space. It's Seth MacFarlane Presents: Star Trek: TNG
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bull3964 posted:No, there's nothing remotely the same as firefly except that the setting is space. Alara is a cute girl who can kick a moderate amount of rear end. Helm guy reminds me of Wash every so often. This episode had the word "Fire" in the title.
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drunken officeparty posted:I saw half of the first episode of this last night before going to bed. Is it just Seth MacFarlane Presents: Firefly? I'm assuming the half you watched was twenty randomly-assorted minutes?
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Davros1 posted:vaguely Alien-ish music playing there Vaguely? They were straight up jacking James Horner’s steez. That’s nothing new, though, the music in this show is basically “Star Trek’s Greatest Hits” put through a “Copyright Safe” filter.
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This show is so loving great. From the opening scenes I was so emotionally invested in the storyline I was practically in tears and how they handled Alara's feelings in terms of the writing. When the 'dilemma'(Star Trek CCG reference) came up, I was a little disappointed that they were going to get sidetracked from Alara's plot but they kept right with it, even providing some nice beats like her having to face the clown and then watching Malloy die. When it came full circle a little while after it didn't feel like a cop out at all and instead felt totally in character. I think the only thing I disliked was at the end when she was apologetic for her actions, while I would have liked her to be like 'Oh yeah, I could see myself doing that.', it made perfect sense that after something like she'd just been through, which she thought was real, she would still be in a state of shock and having her mindset completely changed. Easily my favorite episode of the show so far. The character development in one episode for Alara feels a million times more than they've done for Michael on Discovery, mostly because it's just simple storytelling where the character is naturally reacting and the writing is smart instead of trying to be clever and over written. Also loving Bortus is hilarious.
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Phylodox posted:Vaguely? They were straight up jacking James Horner’s steez. That’s nothing new, though, the music in this show is basically “Star Trek’s Greatest Hits” put through a “Copyright Safe” filter. Also some incredibly close riffs on seaQuest Edit: not this episode, just previously on the series
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PaybackJack posted:Easily my favorite episode of the show so far. It’s pretty up there for me, too, and goes a long way towards solidifying my suspicion that the less this show tries to be a comedy, the better it is.
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This episode really drove home the difference between Orville and Discovery for me. A crewman died, and people got upset about it. It mattered to people. The whole crew got together and had a funeral. People cried. Most episodes of Discovery have a scene where some people die, and nobody gives any indication that they have even a single gently caress to give about that loss of life. People get
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Beachcomber posted:Alara is a cute girl who can kick a moderate amount of rear end. We haven't had any lingering shots of her feet, so that's one thing above Firefly
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Tom Guycot posted:"I am feeling very self conscious. May I leave?" "I see the clown." Bortus is amazing.
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drunken officeparty posted:I saw half of the first episode of this last night before going to bed. Is it just Seth MacFarlane Presents: Firefly? Half of the first episode is all you need to see. You know the characters names? Fine then move on. Its an incredibly poor pilot and doesn't give you the sense that it would ever lead to episodes like the one tonight. Maxwell Adams posted:This episode really drove home the difference between Orville and Discovery for me. A crewman died, and people got upset about it. It mattered to people. The whole crew got together and had a funeral. People cried. I don't like to compare them too much, because I'm enjoying both shows, but yeah, its kind of shocking how much better we know every character on the orville compared to discovery where most of them feel like a bit of a mystery. They often don't seem to have a character you can pin down and one minute they're doing something you would have assumed was against their character, but I guess not. They feel like you could mix and match them in the plots and it wouldn't make much difference for the most part, I dunno. To be fair to discovery though, star trek has always has disposable crew members, 'red shirts' exists for a reason after all. Some of my favorite trek episodes, though, are where they actually have to face death and its consequences, like when Worf gets that kids mom killed on an away mission.
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